have set expectations. It’s a lot easier for Sitake to be ‘likely’ better than 7-6 or 4-9 because he’s lowered the bar of expectations below the 9–10 wins we came to expect the 10+ years prior.
In Rose’s case, of course it’s more ‘likely’ for him to lose games with an early and somewhat unplanned departure of a star player. That’s been the case the past several years, and yes — it’s a problem where some of the blame needs to be shouldered by the coaching staff.